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MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 



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Fifty-ninth Congress 
First Session 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
April 22, 1906 



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Page. 

Proceedings in the House 5 

Prayer by Rev. Henry N. Couden 5, .S 

Memorial .Addresses by : 

Mr. .Adams, of Pennsylvania il 

Mr. Morrell, of Pennsylvania 16 

Mr. ( rilbert, of Kentucky 19 

Mr. Cushinan, of Washington 22 

Mr. Wachter, of Maryland 27 

Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio 29 

Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri 33 

Proceedings in the Senate 36 

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Death of Representative George A. Castor 



PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE 

TrKSDAV, Fcbruarv 20, igo6. 

Tlie House met at 12 o'clock noon. 

The Chaplain, Rev. Henry X. Couden, offered the following 
prayer: 

Our Father in heaven, we thank Thee for those strange and 
mysterious voices which are ever calling unto us out of the 
deeps of our nature to come up higher, into the intellectual, 
moral, and spiritual realm. God grant that we may heed the 
call; that our lives may grow larger and larger day by day; 
that we may be fitted for the life to come. 

Once more we are called upon to mourn the loss of one of 
our Congressional family, a man whose character was conspicu- 
ous in his home, in the community, and upon the floor of this 
House for its fidelity to truth and duty. God grant that the 
angels of love and merc\- may minister inito his colleagues, his 
friends, and to the dear ones of his heart, and make them 
realize that he has only gone before, into one of those many 
mansions prepared b}- the Lord Jesus Christ for those that 
love Him. 

Hear us and an.swer our prayer, in the name of Christ, our 
Lord. Amen. 

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6 Memorial .ItMressrs : George A. Castor 

Mr. Adams, of Penns>lvania. Mr. Speaker, I ri.se to perform 
the saddest dutj- that can fall to the lot of a Member of this 
House. I rise to aiiiiounce the death of my colleague, Mr. 
Gkokck a. Castor, late a Representative from the Third 
Congressional district of Penn.sylvania. 

At a later date I shall ask the House to set aside a day for 
proper testimonials to the high character and good work of 
Mr. C.\ST()K. 

I olTer the following resolutions, which I send to the Clerk's 
desk, and move their adoption. 

The Spk.\kek. The gentleman from Pennsyh-ania ofl'ers the 
following resolutions, which the Clerk will report. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Reso/i'ed, That the House has heard with profound .sorrow of the death 
of Hon. GeorOK a. C.\,stor, late a Representative from the State of 
Pennsylvania. 

Jicsolved, That a connnittee of thirteen Members of the House, with 
such members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the 
funeral. 

Rfsoli'id, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be authorized and directed to take 
such steps as may be necessary for carrying out tlie provisions of tliese 
resolutions, and that the nece.s.sary expenses in connection therewith be 
paid out of the contingent fund nf the House. 

Ri'solvi'd, That the Clerk of the House be directed to transmit these 
resolutions to the Senate ;ind a co]:)v thereof to the family of the deceased. 

The resolutions were agreed to. 

The Speaker announced as the committee on the part of the 
House: Mr. Bingham,' Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mor- 
rell, Mr. McCreary of Pennsylvania. Mr. Moon of Pennsyl- 
vania, Mr. Smyser, Mr. Rives, .Mr. Wilson of Illinois. Mr. 
Deemer, Mr. Wei.sse, Mr. Jones of \'irginia, Mr. Kline, and 
Mr. K.elilier. 

Mr. Ad.\ms, of Pennsyh-ania. I also offer the following 
resolution. 



Proceedings in I lie House y 

The resolution was read as follows: 

Kesoli't'd, That as a furtlier mark of respect, the House do now adjourn. 
The resolution was agreed to. 

Accordingh- (at 12 o'clock and iS minutes p. m.) the House 
adjourned. 

Wednesday, March //, igo6. 

Mr. Ad.\ms, of Penn.sylvania. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- 
mous consent for the present consideration of a resolution 
which I send to the Clerk's desk. 

The Spe.\ker. The gentleman from Pennsylvania asks 
unanimous consent for the present consideration of a resolution 
which the Clerk will report. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Ordered, That the name of Gkorge A. C.\STOR, late a Member of the 
House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, be added to tlie list of 
memorial services to be held on Sunday, April 15, 1906. 

The Speaker. Is there objection? 

There was no objection. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

ThuRSD.W, April j, IQ06. 

' Mr. Ad.\ms, of Pennsylvania. Mr. .Speaker, I ask unanimous 

con.sent for the present con.sideration of the following order, 

which I -send to the Clerk's desk. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Ordered, That the order made in the House JIarch 7, 1906, be amended 
so as to read: That a session of the House be held on Sunday, April 22, 
1906, and that the day be set apart for addresses on the life, character, and 
public services of Hon. GeorCK A. C.\.sT()K, late Representative from the 
vState of Pennsylvania. 

The Speaker. Is there objection? 

There was no objection. 

The order was agreed to. 



8 Alcmorial jlddrcsscs : George A. Castor 

vSuNDAY, April 32, igo6. 

The House met at 12 o'clock m., and was called to order h\ 

Hon. Alexander McDowell, Clerk of the House, who directed 

the reading of the following letter: 

Speaker'.s Room, 
House of Representatives, 

Washington, D. C, April 22, igo6. 
I hereby designate Hon. JiiHN DalzeLL, of Pennsj'lvania, to act as 
Speaker pro tempore this day. 

J. G. Cannon, Speaker. 

Mr. r).vi,ZELi, accordinglj- assumed the chair as Speaker pro 
tempore. 

The following praj-er was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. 
Henry X. Couden, D. D.: 

Iniinite source of life and light and love, we thank Thee for 
that deep and abiding faith which holds us close to Thee 
through all the vicissitudes of life, for the star of hope which 
ilhnnes our path when sorrows and disappointments gather 
thick and fast about us, for the ties of affection which bind us 
together into families and friendships which neither time nor 
.space can .sever; and as we gather here to-da\' in memory of 
those who made for themselves a place in our hearts we thank 
Thee that their characters, their works, their influence remain 
an inspiration to those who knew and loved them. Let the 
everlasting arms be about the dear ones who mourn their 
absence, and comfort them with the blessed hope of a reiniion 
in a world where .sorrows never come. Hear tis, in the name 
of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. 

Mr. Ad.\ms of Penn.sylvania. Mr. Speaker, I offer the fol- 
lowing resohitions and move their adoption: 

The Clerk read as follows: 

A'fsolrcd, That the busniess of the House be now su.spended that op- 
portunity may be given for tributes to the memory of Hon. George .\. 
C.\STOR, late a Member of this House from the State of Pennsylvania. 



Proceedings in the House 9 

Resolved, That as a particular mark of respect to the memor}' of the 
deceased, and in recognition of his distinguished career, the House, at 
the conclusion of the exercises of this day, shall stand adjourned. 

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate. 

Resolved, That the Clerk send a copy of these resolutions to the family 
of the deceased. 

The question was taken; and the resolutions were tinani- 
mously agreed to. 

Mr. Adams, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I ask unaniniotis 
consent that Members have leave for thirty days to print on 
the memorial .services of this day. 

The vSpe.vkek pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsyl- 
vania a.sks unanimous consent that Members desiritig to print 
on the memorial services of this day shall have leave to do so. 
Is there objection? [After a patise.] The Chair hears none. 



MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 



Address of Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania 

Mr. Speaker: It was m\- sad duty on the 2otli of Febru- 
ary to announce the deatli of my colleague, Hon. George A. 
C.\STOR, of the Third district of Pennsj-lvania, and to an- 
nounce that at another time I would ask that a daj- be set 
apart for proper consideration of his public .services and char- 
acter. By a special order of the Hou.se this day was .set apart 
for that purpo.se. 

The change to holding these memorial .ser\-ices on a Sunday 
has been a good one. The excitement and interest in pending 
legislation was frequently not ignored sufficiently, and the serv- 
ices lacked that repose and sanctity that belong to the memory 
of tho.se gone before. 

Mr. Speaker, our late colleagtie was born at Holniesburg, a 
part of the citj' of Philadelphia, on August 6, 1S55, of humble 
but highly respected parentage. He attended the public 
schools of the village, but earh- in life entered a cloth house in 
the city. With that energy which characterized and made a 
success of his life, he at once proceeded to master the details of 
the business, and before long gained the reputation of being the 
best judge of cloth in the countrw This knowledge became of 
vital importance when he determined to enlarge his busine.ss as 
a merchant tailor. This his experience and energy so devel- 
oped that he soon had large establishments in Xew York and 



12 Mciiioiial Addresses: George A. Cas/or 

Boston in addition to liis Philadel]ihia house. Success crowned 
his efforts, and at the expiration of some twenty years he retired 
witli a moderate fortune, wliich \>\ his excellent judt;nienl in 
investments he greatly enlarijed in later years. 

George A. C.\STOr is a striking example of a class of men 
of which our country has too few. Instead of retiring and 
enjoying that ea.se his work had made possible, he felt he owed 
some duty to his city and country, and began to take an active 
part in public affairs. A Republican in principles, he became 
an active worker in the organization of that party. He served 
on the city committee for fifteen years, his popularity in his 
district insuring his continued reelection. On the death of 
Hon. Henrj- Burk, representing the Third Pennsylvania Con- 
gre.ssional district, .some difficult}' was experienced in finding a 
candidate. 

The Third Pennsylvania district occupies a peculiar place in 
American politics. It is peculiar in the histor\- of our countrj-, 
owing to the record of Samuel J. Randall. With the .strong 
conviction for the doctrine of protection which existed in the 
city fif Philadelphia, Randall stood as the exponent of that wing 
of the Democratic party which believed in moderate protection. 
He had .so .stamped his impress on this district, which, though 
probably by conviction its constituents were Republicans, with 
high protective ideas, that his strong personality, honesty, and 
integrity had bmken clown party lines to such an extent that 
for nearly thirty years he was elected an honorary Member to 
this House. Party lines were .severed, and it was known as ' ' the 
Randall district.' ' 

I state this fact because at the death of Henry Burk there 
was .some difficulty in finding a candidate who woukl be sure 
to be returned as a Representative fully convinced of the sound- 
ness of the great doctrine of protection. Man}- were can- 



Address of ^fr. Adanis^ of Pcnnsytrania 13 

vassed, and finally the selection was made of our late colleague, 
George A. Castor. It takes certain qualifications to carry 
that district, owing to the peculiar conditions to which I have 
referred. Mr. Castor was chosen, first, for his strong support 
of the doctrines of the Republican party : .second, on account 
of his high standing as a bu.siness man for honesty and integ- 
rity, a man whose character could not be assailed, no matter 
how bitter the canvass might lie ; and, thirdly, through large 
charities, and a character so lovely that he won friendship and 
all felt he would make a sufficient!)' strong candidate to over- 
come whatever lukewarmness might exi.st there, owing to that 
feeling that existed for the late vSamuel J. Randall. 

It was a wise choice, Mr. Speaker, for Mr. Castor carried 
that di.strict successfully by a ver}' large majority — 24,374 — 
and in spite of the fact that the .sentiment to which I have 
referred was tried to be revived and made a part of the can- 
vass, that the son of that distinguished man of Pennsylvania, 
Samuel J. Randall, was run in opposition to Mr. C.\stor, 
and there was an independent candidate. Mr. C.vsTOR was 
successfully returned to this House, and took his seat. Had 
his life been spared he would have made quite a mark as a 
Member. Unfortunately for him, when he was reelected, bv 
a still larger majority, to the pre.sent Congress that terrible 
disease had taken hold of his frame which medical skill has 
not the power to allay, and he fell a victim to it. 

Mr. vSpeaker, there is not nuich that can be said of Mr. 
C.-vstor's .services in this House, ^\'e all know that a new 
Member has but little opportunity, either on committee or on 
the floor of this House, to show what may be in him; but I 
believe that with his .strong business training and the qualifica- 
tions that he showed, had his life been .spared, he would have 
been a most u.sefiU Member. 



14 Memur/a/ .h^drcsscs: Gcoxge A. Castor 

Hut, Mr. vSpeaker, no reference to Geokc.k A. Castor would 
be complete without entering into those personalities of home 
life aud friendship and charitj* which, after all, are the attri- 
butes that are the strongest characteristics of a man who has 
served his fellow-men. 

Fame is good and .great, and all honor to those who achieve 
it in public life: 'jut the man who leaves a record of good 
heartedness, good will, and charity to his neighbors is part of 
that leaven that goes to raise the standard of life on this earth 
of ours, who.se influence permeates in that quiet, silent way 
that lifts up mankind to that Ijrotherhood which is the highest 
tribute, nearing divinity. 

The friends of Mr. CasTok could not l)e numbered. He was 
so beloved in his own city that, as I say, he ran in a district in 
which he did not reside, because his strength of kindliness was 
not limited merely to his home. Yet his strength of love for the 
locality of his birth — Holmesburg- is another characteristic 
that showed the man. When he had accumnnilated this com- 
petence he sought no fashionable or notorious place in which to 
build a home to j)rovide for his family, but with that tie for 
the place of his birth he went back to Holniesburg and there 
erected a home, with every comfort and every elegance, in which 
his fami' i.)uld pass their days. Sir, tho.se of us who were 
ajijKiinted ofificially to attend the funeral of Mr. Castor saw that 
home and saw the bereavx-ment that had entered into it which 
spoke of him as a father and as a hu.sband. As a father he 
was most indtilgent. His children were devoted to him with a 
love that can come only through such treatment by a parent as 
he gave to them. He belonged to many societies, and there 
were from those societies large delegations gathered on the 
beautiful lawn. It was a perfect day, and of all the pathetic 
sights that I saw which touched me most and which showed the 



Address of Mr. Adams, of Pennsylvania 15 

character of the man was a woman who stood at a respetcfiil 
distance clad in garments that showed she belonged to the 
poorest of the poor. At either side clung to her skirts two 
little children. That picture showed what that man had done 
in his neighborhood, and this woman came to give that testi- 
mony of his kindness. Her \-ery shrinking showed that she 
did not feel comfortable in the surroundings, but it showed 
that her gratitude was greater than her pride, and she came to 
pay the only tribute which she could in her position — to stand 
at a respectful distance, with bowed head, expressing gratitude 
for all that he had done for her. That, Mr. Speaker, showed 
the man. 

As we stood there and heard the beautiful ritual of the 
Episcopal Church read among the flowers that crowded the 
large hall of the mansion, sent by manj' friends, we knew that 
we were attending officially the obsequies of a character who 
in his own home received the most precious tribute that can be 
given to a man. All the neighbors — his friends — were there, 
rich and poor, high and low, to pay tribute at the going hence, 
we know not whither, leaving behind him that which is most 
precious — a memory that lingers of the goodly deeds and kindly 
words and charitable acts of one who has gone from among us. 



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Address of Mr. Morrell, of Pennsylvania 

Mr. Speaker; I had tlie privilege and honor of knowing 
tlie late Mr. George A. Castor probably longer and better 
than any other Representative in Congres.s. Mr. C.vstor was 
a resident of the district which I have the honor to represent, 
and a resident of the ward in which I live. He was born and 
brought np at Holniesburg, just 3 miles from Torresdale. 
Philadelphia, to which place I moved shortly after my marriage 
in 1887. In 1900, while I was in Florida, I was persuaded to 
come back and become a candidate for .select council of the 
city of Philadelphia, to repre.sent a new ward, which was to be 
known as the Thirt\--rifth Ward, which was cut off from the 
old Twenty-third Ward. When I returned the first difficulty 
that presented it.self, inasmuch as it was a new ward and I 
mj'self a comparatively new resident of it, was to find some- 
body who would be willing to accompany me in the canvass. 

Among those who rallied around me in that coiuiection was 
Mr. George A. C.-\stor, and I can .say here that throughout 
the canvass which I made — a very arduous canvass, because it 
was in the .spring and we had to drive sometimes for miles over 
l)ad roads and through mire which would come .sometimes np 
to the hubs of the wheels — it was Mr. Castor's wonderful 
faculty of looking at the bright side of things, his cheerfulness, 
his personalit}', his hearty laugh, that made what would other- 
wise have Vjeen an arduous task an agreeable one. The villages 
and towns we visited where he had no friends previously he at 
once made friends. It was one of Mr. Castor's wonderful 
peculiaritie.s — his faculty for making friends, not for the time 
being, not for the moment, becau.se having once known Georgk 



Address of Mr. Morrcll, of Pcmisyli'ania 17 

Castor everybody was glad to see his bright face, to shake 
his hand, and to again come in contact with his strong and 
cheerful personality. Much has been said in regard to Mr. 
C.-vstor's early life, his .struggles and his wonderful successes. 

Mr. Castor's life was a typical American one and his 
achievements an example of what, under our Government, 
opportunities taken advantage of will result in. 

Everything that Mr. Castor had he had won for himself by 
his own individual efforts, and to my mind it was a remarkable 
thing, already alluded to, that his one great desire was to go 
back to the place of his birth, to be among his old schoolfel- 
lows, and to become a leader among them. There is an ex- 
pression that a prophet is not without honor save in his own 
country. In this instance the reverse of that proposition was 
true, because Mr. Castor very soon became honored and 
looked up to in his old home, first as the leader of the ward in 
which he lived, and particularly the leader of those among 
whom he had been born. 

When the time came in 1892 for the city of Philadelphia and 
the eastern part of the State to look about for a candidate for 
Congressman at large, Mr. C.\STOR was selected, but was de- 
feated by the very small number of 12 votes. It had been up 
to that time, and remained afterwards, the laudable ambition 
of Mr. C.\stor's life to represent his city and State in the Con- 
gress of the United States, and no one more than myself re- 
joiced when the opportunity came and he was nominated for 
Congress from the Third Congressional di.strict. The success 
of the campaign he went tlimugh in that district, where he was 
not particularly well known, and the friends he made and kept 
afterwards, as I .said before of the campaign that we made to- 
gether, were due entirely to his own indefatigable energ>'. He 
was a man who would sacrifice his time at any moment, day or 
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l8 M()iiorial .Iddresscs : (icorgc .1. Cas/or 

night, to achieve the end in view, and it was througli this 
energy that he became in a few weeks as well known in the 
new district he was to represent as in the district in which he 
was born and in which he resided. 

I feel quite sure, with my colleague from Pennsylvania [Mr. 
Adams] , that had Mr. C.vsTOR been .spared these same splendid 
qualities which had made for him the position he occupied in 
the business world would have made him one of the strongest 
and best Representatives in this National Government. How- 
ever, those are things not left to us to determine, but belong to 
Almighty God. We are told, and it is demonstrated every 
hour of the day, that we can not take anything with us out of 
this world. Is it not, then, well to have left behind a memory, 
an impression, such as Mr. Castor did? His strong person- 
ality, his warm-heartedness, his cheerfulness, and his desire to 
assemble about him not only friends of his later days, but the 
friends of his >'outh, will be a monument more lasting than had 
he left liehind palaces and gold untold. 

The Lord of life so orbited liis sun 

That ev'nint; shadows fell just when his noontide shone 
On widened fields. With new tasks scarce begun. 

He heard the whisper, " Rest! Your work is done." 



Address of Mi-. Gilbert, of Keiitueky ig 



Address of Mr. Gilbert, of Kentucky 

Mr. Speaker: The most exalted position ever attained In- 
any mere man in the world's history perhaps was that occupied 
by Julius Caesar. The most brilliant and entertaining of all the 
historians has said of Caesar that he was a poet second to none 
but \'irgil: he was a historian second to none but Tacitus: he 
was an orator second to none l)Ut Cicero, and he was the very 
greatest military captain of that or any other age. .\nd yet 
when we look back over the centuries and scan this brilliant 
career of this highest t>pe of lunnanit>', wlio would not have 
rather lived a life of honest usefulness, devoted to making 
mankind happier and better than to have rided with an iron 
hand all the vast countries that stretch from the Tweed to the 
Tigris? It is indeed true that "he that ruleth his own spirit 
is greater than he that taketh a city. ' ' 

Our friend, Georgk .\. C.\.stok, captured no city and ruled 
over no empire in the worldly sense, and yet he captured a 
stronger citadel and ruled a more tempestuous empire when he 
so mea.sured his own life and shaped his own conduct as to 
leave behind him an unsullied name. When the infidel has 
ended his .scoffing and when the agnostic has propounded his 
last question and we are not able to answer it, still, somehow, 
we know that the actions of men and nations are interwoven 
with and measured 1)\' a universal moral code, and that in the 
long run it is well with men and with nations, too, to do what 
is honorable and what is right. Somehow, in .some in.scrutable 
way, the human family in every age and in every land have 
acknowledged the binding obligations of this universal moral 
law. A thousand differing creeds and a thousand different 
religions are at last Init a thousand frail, imperfect efforts to 



20 Mc))ioyial Addresses : George A. Castor 

give expression to and to fornuilate this moral law. High over 
all human ambitions, above and beyond the achievements of 
sense, there is a source from wlience this moral sentiment 
emanates, and death always brings us to its sober consider- 
ation. We do not flatter our dead friends when we for a mo- 
ment turn away from the numerous deaths of a ruined city to 
give expression to the worth of a .single individual. Indeed, 
the Divine Founder of our religion turned a while from his 
path of leading and teaching multitudes to mourn at the grave of 
Lazarus and to comfort the two sisters who were benumbed by 
sorrow. We but give e.xpre.s.sion to the magnitude of a human 
soul and prove true to that part of our nature which forces us 
to see and realize in a larger measure tho.se calamities which are 
near and which befall us than we do those which occur at a 
di.stance and among .strangers. The mother is not to be con- 
demned who would .sacrifice a hundred strangers to save her 
own child, and we are not to be criticised, because GEORGE A. 
Castor was indeed entirely worthy of all the affection shown 
his memory, even if we do pour out our oblations in the midst 
of the smoke and ashes of a desolated citw 

On opposite sides of the Roman forum there stood in the olden 
days two beautiful montunents, one representing Romulus and 
Remus being suckled by a wild wolf, and it stood there as an 
object lesson to remind the people of the htnuble and obscure 
origin of that opulent city that had become the mistress of the 
World. ( )n the other side of the forum stood the other monu- 
ment, repre.senting Pegasus, with eyes aloft and wings out- 
stretched soaring toward the sun. This monument stood as an 
object lesson also, to teach the people that althougli the city 
ruled every shore of the Mediterranean and although the Ap- 
pian \\'a\- was thronged with caravans loaded with trilnite 
from every land, >'et there still remained other conquests for a 
still wider domain. 



Address of Afr. Gilbt-rl, of Kentucky 2i 

So, too, in the life of George A. Castor two similar monu- 
ments could be appropriately erected. One representing a poor 
boy without purple blood or ancient lineage struggling for an 
education and laboring in a tailor shop for his daily bread. 
The other representing the successful business man with a 
palatial home, surrounded In- a young, devoted, and accom- 
plished wife, and gathered at his knee three beautiful promising 
children; the leader of his citj' and an honored Member of 
Congress. 

He died in the prime of life, leaving a host of friends who 
were saddened by the loss of one of the best and most genial 
friends, one of the truest and most useful of our distinguished 
public men. To his wife and children he left more than any 
comfortable fortune or palatial home could bring, because he 
left Ijehind a successful life as a model for the encouragement 
of thousands of other poor American boj-s to demonstrate the 
fact that fortune and business success are open to all in this 
great Republic and may be achieved without wronging or oppres.s- 
ing a single human being. Such a life lived in such a way, 
leaving behind such a memory, is infiniteh- greater than the dia- 
dem of the Ciesars. It is the highest type of successful American 
citizenship, which is the highest that has ever been afforded to 
the contemplation of the human familj'. So let us pause amidst 
the affairs of state and drop a tear upon the honored grave of 
George A. C.\stok. 

Wlien friendship or love our sympathies moves. 

When truth in ;i glance should appear, 
The lips may beguile with a dimple or .smile. 

But the test of affection's a tear. 

Too oft is a smile but the hypocrite's wile 

To mask detestation or fear. 
Give me the sad sigh whilst the soul-telling eye 

Is dimmed for the time with a tear. 



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Address of Mr. Cushman, of Washington 

Mr. Si'KAKkk: On the 20th day of last February, when the 
flag al)0\-e the House of Representatives fluttered down to half 
mast, the American people witnessed the mute emblem of a 
nation's grief for the loss of one of her honored and fa\ored 
sons — Congressman George A. Castor. 

In the more than seven j-ears' .service I have had in this body 
the saddest of the les.sons that I liave learned is that the tre- 
mendous labors incident to a seat in this body makes our Mem- 
bers prematurely old. In the.se few years I have seen the lines 
of care and the marks of age .steal rapidly into faces that a little 
while ago were unmarked and unlined. Sir, he who gives of 
his sul>stanceto the common people is entitled to credit. What, 
then, sir, shall be a fitting reward for GEORGE A. Castor and 
others like him, who gave up the very vital elements of their 
being for the public good? 

Ah, sir, to be a Member of the Hou.se of Rejiresentatives of 
the United States — in all the wide world round I know of no 
position of higher honor or loftier dutw And, in my judg- 
ment, since the ages began there has never been gathered 
together within four walls any body of men of greater ability 
and more loftx' character than the Members of the Hou.se of 
Representatives of the American Congress, 

Here we stand, holding our credentials direct from the hands 
of the people; and we are so near to them that we feel each day 
the very heart throbs of the tuicountetl millions of the com- 
mon people of our race. 

At different times and at different places in the history of the 



Address of J/r. Cnslniuiii, of Washington 23 

world men have gained some political positions by wealth, by 
chance, or by intrigue ; but not in the House of Representa- 
tives. When a man presents himself before the bar of this 
House to take the oath as one of its Members he comes bear- 
ing in his hands a dignified commission from a quarter of a 
million of his race. 

Thus it was that GEORGE A. CASTOR came to us here in this 
House, and the noble attributes of his soul have added one more 
imperishable memory to the legious of those that cluster round 
this historic Hall. 

It frequentl\- happens that when a public man dies possessed 
of no earthly estate that fact is heralded abroad as prima facie 
proof of his great virtue. Personalh', I am disinclined to cry 
out against this custom, because individual poverty is likely to 
be the chief monument that will mark the end of my public 
career, and I have no desire to encourage those who may come 
after me to mutilate it. However, I may remark in passing 
that when a man dies poor it may be evidence of an abundance 
of virtue or a paucity of industry. 

In view of the lesson it teaches, it is not inappropriate to 
remark at this time that when George Castor passed away 
he was a man of some wealth. But, sir, that fortune of his is 
a joint monument to his industr\' and his honor. Not a dollar 
of it represented ill-gotten gains or hard bargains driven with 
his fellow-men. On the contrary, the manner in which lie 
acquired a competence may well be taken as an object lesson 
by all of those who linger after him. He made his money in a 
great business enterprise that gave needed employment and 
generous wages to hundreds and hundreds of his fellow-men. 

The financial career of George A. C.a.stor was akin to the 
attribute of mercy, as told by Avon's bard. It was not strained. 



24 Memorial .Iddrcsscs: George A. Castor 

It was a great business career, that blessed alike the employer 
and the emplo^'ees. In all his life he never wrung an unfair 
dollar from the hand of toil, and the humblest workingman in 
his beloved Commonwealth was as welcome a guest across his 
doorway as those of wealth or renown. 

There was, perhaps, no man in this body who more closely 
scanned the proceedings of this House than he did. I have 
been told that there was no closer reader of the Congressional 
Record in the House than he was. And his wide information 
on all topics connected with our legislative work proved the 
truth of that .statement. It was his firm opinion that no man 
could be a well-equipped legislator who did not keep in close 
touch with the proceedings of Congress in their entirety. 

At a reasonably early age in life he attained a competence, 
and could readily have spent the remaining years of his life in 
ea.se and idleness. But all his life he had been an active man. 
He was full of life and energy and always had been. He had 
been a hard worker in the early days in his little tailor shop, 
and he remained a hard worker until that business expanded 
into gigantic proportions in three of the greatest cities in 
America. 

In his young manhood he carried a torch in the political 
parades foi Rutherford B. Hayes. And in the days of his ripe 
manhood he was one of the Representatives that Pennsyl- 
vania sent to the capital of the nation to uphold the hands of 
Theodore Roo.sevelt. 

He di.sliked to .stand upon his feet and speak before a 
crowded as.senibly. With diffidence and modesty he put aside 
opportunities for public debate. Yet there were few men in 
this legi.slative body who could state a proposition more clearly 
or make an argument with the rare tact and abilitv that he 



Address of Mr. Cnsliniaii, of Washington 25 

displayed when seated in the committee room or around the 
council board of his party. But he seemed to shrink from 
addressing a great audience like the House of Representatives. 

His personality exemplified in a high degree both modesty 
and ability — a combination all too rare in the common hu- 
manity of our day. He was ever ready to give a helping hand 
in any good cause, provided his name was not paraded at the 
forefront of the enterprise or his name exploited in connection 
therewith. He once remarked in m\- presence that so long as 
he could hulp in the attainment of a good object he did not care 
where the glory went. A disposition like that is a rare jewel 
to ornament the interior of any man. 

He was a man who made the cultivation of common sen.se 
the main object of his intellectual pursuit. Tho.se in this 
House best acquainted with him soon found that he was a man 
of keen foresight and rare good judgment. The common .sense 
in his disposition had been developed to such an extent that it 
became .something closely akin to genius. 

It was never my good fortune to have known Mr. C.\stor's 
family; but having known him, and recognized the many great 
and warm qualities of his nature, I can, in some measure, real- 
ize their .sense of loss and de.solation. My heart goes out to 
them in this the hour of their affliction. 

It is no vain boast to say that he began life on the lowest 
round of the ladder, while the hour of his death found him 
occupying one of the most honored and exalted positions that 
man was ever called upon to fill. 

All the intervening rounds of that ladder he .scaled aided 
onlj- b\- his great force and pluck, supplemented bj- a warm and 
generous heart that drew around him a host of friends. 

Fifty years ago, in the city of Philadelphia he was born, and 



26 McDiorial Addresses: George A. Castor 

as poor boy he be^aii the liattle of Hie with all the odds 
against him; and few there were whcj knew or cared to record 
the story of his earl\' struggles. A lialf centurx later he died 
an honored and influential Member of the greatest lawmaking 
body on earth, and every proud l^anner in that magnificent city 
trailed its heroic colors at half-mast by reason of his untimely 
death. Splendid record of one more American citizen gone to 
the great beyond! Peace to his ashes! Honor to his name! 
Immortalit}' to his memory! 



Address of Mr. W'achtcr. of Mary/and 27 



Address of Mr. Wachter, of Maryland 

Mr. Spkakek: We meet to-day to do lioiior to the memory 
of one who has shared willi us the responsiljiHty that ijoes with 
membership. It is but right and proper that we thus pause in 
our labor to attest our appreciation of the service and work of 
one who has been taken from our mid.st. Geokge A. Castor, 
while unknown to me prior to his entrance into this body, and 
while my acquaintance with him was but slight, yet brief as it 
was it gave me a knowledge of the great respect in which he 
was held by his colleagues and of noble qualities that won for 
him the esteem and confidence of the people of his district and 
city. I had the great pleasure of being as.sociated with him on 
one of the committees of the Hou.se. and I can attest to the 
fact that no other Member surpassed him in the attendance 
upon and performance of the work connected therewith. His 
life is an example of what can be acconipli.shed by a strict 
application to business and faithful adherence to high and lofty 
principles in the conduct thereof. His success was mar\elous. 
We have been told his beginning in life was himible; that at 
the age of 19 he was a tailor; that at 27 he opened a tailoring 
establishment in the great metropolis of New York, and that in 
the following year he opened another in the city of Boston; and 
that thereafter success .soon so crowned his efforts that he 
opened other establishments which were equally .successful; .so 
nuich so, in fact, that at the earl>' age of 2i2 he was able to re- 
tire from an active business career with a comfortable fortune. 
This record certainly gives evidence of the exceptional ability 
and qualifications that he must have been endowed with, and 
from what I have learned of him and learneil to-dav — I am 



28 Memorial .Iddrcssrs: George A. Castor 

convinced that he was ever prompt and conscientious in the 
performance and discharge of all obligations Ijy him assumed. 
In his composition there was no selfish greed or burning ambi- 
tion to amass and hoard up riches, but he was satisfied with the 
success that had crowned his effcjrts and was content to enjoy 
the life that such a condition assured. 

When he was elected to Congress to fill an unexpired term of 
his predecessor, I feel safe in sa\'ing that it can be properly 
assumed that his acceptance of this trust was impelled rather by 
the desire to .serve his city and its interests than to gratify any 
personal or .selfish ambition. It shall not l)e m>- purpose to speak 
of his home life or of those personal attributes that endeared 
him to his friends and won for him the high regard and respect 
with which he was esteemed, as this shall be left to those who 
knew him better and who were in the circle of his intimate 
friendship. 

Tho,se who knew him l)est wiil mourn him most, as we are 
justified in a.ssuming that had his career l)een extended in the 
House it would have been such a development that it would 
surely have left his influence in liehalf of the good people of 
his district and the great C.nnmonwealth of Penns\h-ania. T.nt 
such is life; the Great Messenger has sunnnoned him to that 
undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns; 
he has gone to give an account for the deeds done in the body, 
and as we thus pay tribute to liis memor\- we should be reminded 
of the certaint>'of a <la>- when each of us nnist hunibl\- and surely 
accept the inevitable fate destined for all mankind. Let his life 
be an inspiration to us and his virtues be enuilated. May his 
memory ever lie green in the hearts of his colleagues and ol the 
l)eople who honored and loved him and that he loved so well. 



Address of Mr. Grosvciior^ of Ohio 29 



Address of Mr. Grosvenor, of Omo 

Mr. Speakkk: A famous dramatist put into the moutli of 
one of his most eccentric characters this sentence: " How soon 
they forget us when we are dead." I imagine that if tliat 
dramatist was to come into this Hall now where we are pro- 
nouncing eulogies on the Members of Congress he would find 
indorsement for his suggestion. I sometimes become reminis- 
cent in my thought about the membership of the House of 
Repre.sentatives, and reflect upon the men who were here when 
I entered Congress, and try to follow out what has become 
of them. There are but five or six Members of the present 
House who were Members at tlie time I first came here, in the 
Forty-ninth Congress. 

In following up that line of thought it occurred to me to 
speak a few words about the membership of Congress from 
Philadelphia and to state the fact of the great mortality that 
has .seemed to follow that delegation. Kelley was a Member 
of the Forty-ninth Congress, one of the most distinguished of 
the Penn.sylvania Representatives of that day. Randall was 
another, tke great leader of thought and a most distinguished 
Congressman. Kelley died a Member of the House and Ran- 
dall died a Member of the House. Then there was O'Neill, 
whom we called, in our affection for the warm-hearted, genial, 
plea.sant gentleman, " Charley O'Neill." He died a Member 
of Congress. Harmer, an able, distinguished, faithful man, 
aLso died a member of this Hou.se. Then came two more 
following in rapid .succession, bright, brilliant, sparkling busi- 
ness men. Burk, the predecessor of C.\.STOR, died; and 
strangely enough, at least singularly, .so far as I remember, 



30 Meinorial Addresses: George A. Caslnr 

the successor of Burk has now died. I do not reinemtjet in 
following out the history of the Menihers of the House where 
a member elected to the House and who died in office and was 
succeeded by another, that that other also died; not, it is true, 
in the same term. Then came Mr. Foerderer, another dis- 
tinguished leading Inisine.ss man of Philadelphia, who came 
about the time of Burk — I do not remember the exact incidents 
in their election — but he died, making, in all, since I have 
l>een a Member of this House, seven Members of the House 
from Philadelphia who died while holding the office of Rep- 
resentative here. 

They were all of them able men in their way. Of course we 
would classify Kelley and Randall as the distinguished men, 
from a national .standpoint, and from the standpoint of active, 
])atriotic service to their constituents perhaps no man ever 
excelled Charley O'Neill. It is a remarkable circumstance that 
Messrs. Foerderer and Burk and C.vstok, from the single city 
of Philadelphia, should have died within the compass of time 
that carried them away. They were all oi them efficient and 
ablu men in their particular lines. Mr. Foerderer was a promi- 
nent business man. Mr. Burk was an active, vigorous, suc- 
cessful business man, and Mr. C.VSTOR was not only a prominent 
bu.siness man, but a man with a clear head and a warm heart 
and a genial jiurpose. What he might have accomplished in 
the House of Repre.sentatives 1 do not know; that he started 
well we will all certify, and that he left behind him a record of 
active endeavor no man will deny. 

Sanuiel J. Randall was a noted man. He was a man of lead- 
ership, a man of probative statesmanshiji. He was a Democrat, 
but he was broad minded, and his observation and wi.sdom cov- 
ered more than the outlines of a single State. In my humble 
way, as a new Member of the Hou.se of Repre.sentatives, I 



Address of Mr. Grosz'Ciior, of Oiiio 31 

greatly admired him. I remember Imw he began to faUer and 
fail physically. On one occasion, when a new suggestion came 
to my mind in view of a bill containing an appropriation for the 
widow of a Congressman who had died, as I recollect, on the 
sixth day of the term to which he had been elected, his term 
beginning on the 4th of March, I spoke to Mr. Randall. He 
took a violent cold at the inauguration of a Pre.sident and died 
of pneumonia within two or three days. The bill contained a 
pro\nsion for the full amount of pa>' that the Congressman 
would have drawn in his two years' term and also an allowance 
for mileage. It was a new thing to me and suggested whether 
it was exactly the right thing, and I remember Mr. Randall's 
answer. He said: "Well, po.ssibly not, but we feel like being 
liberal in these ca.ses, and who knows, Gro,svenor, who will 
want this allowance next?" A strange suggestion. Before 
that term of Mr. Randall expired he, too, was dead, and Con- 
gress made an appropriation for the benefit of his widow. 

As Speaker of the House Randall was absolutely fair, and on 
more than one occasion put patriotism far above partisanship. 

Kelley. too, was a leader and statesman. His advocacy of 
protection to American industry was the most efficient sup- 
port that that idea in statesmanship had had up to the time of 
his death. He was the acknowledged leader of the great 
proposition of protection to American industry and American 
capital. He was congenial, pleasant, and valuable as a 
Representative. 

Charlex' O'Neill — who shall de.scribe the genial and pleasant 
defender of Philadelphia? Philadelphia never had a better 
defender or Representative. He not only represented the 
great city, but he stood for Pennsylvania and he stood for his 
constituents. Congress had voted an appropriation for the 
centennial celebration at Philadelphia in 1876. It was in the 



32 Memorial .Iddi-csscs: George A. Castor 

nature of a loan, which Philadelphia promised to jiay back, 
and Philadelphia did pay it back, and Father O'Neill was very 
proud of it and did not let many opportunities go by to remind 
Congressmen when it was pertinent of the unique fact that 
Philadelphia had repaid this debt according to her promise. 
On many occasions some Congressman, without full knowledge 
of the facts, would intimate that Philadelphia had been a bene- 
ficiary in this matter, and was under certain obligations to 
other people, and so on, but the sound of a gentleman's voice 
making any suggestion of that kind which did not put the case 
of Philadelphia fairly scarcely cea.sed until Charle\- O'Neill 
arose, and with great energy and great vehemence referred to 
the fact that Philadelphia had paid every dollar of the money 
which had been advanced to her. He was a charming man. 

General Harmer was a staid, reliable, conscientious Repre- 
sentative, always at his post of duty, always intelligently stand- 
ing for the principles he espoused. And I could go on and 
speak of the others, but their connection with Congress ended 
very recently, and ample eulogy has been pronounced. 

Philadelphia has been fortunate in her Repre.sentatives, and 
her great interest in national legislation has been carefull\- 
looked after by her Congressmen. 

We drop a tear of affection and regret upon the bier of our 
departed friend C.v.stok. He had just entered upon the open- 
ing chapter of a career. That his success would have been 
.satisfactory we all believed. That his death was untimely we 
have to regret. 



Address of Afr. Lloyd, of Missouri 33 



Address of Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri 

Mr. vSpEAKKR: Oeorgk A. Castok was born in Pennsyl- 
vania more than a half century as^o, when that State had about 
the same population as the present State of Michigan has. He 
lived early enough to know^ of the civil war, but he was not 
sufficiently old to participate in that fratricidal contest. It is a 
rather .strange coincidence that his predecessor was cut down 
in the prime of life at the beginning of a Congressional career. 
They both came up from poor men to successful financiers — 
one a harness maker, the other a tailor. 

Mr. Castok was a bu.siness man rather than a politician. Yet 
he was an acti\'e ))art\' worker for \ears. He held no office 
except as a Memljer of this Hou.se. His life's history has nuich 
of the tisual kind. It runs something like this: He was a poor 
bo>' — how many successful men started in the same wa>'. He 
had a public school education. More men .start with this foun- 
dation than any other. He was a laborer; made his bread in 
the sweat of his face, so similar to the starting of all great 
careers, whether as captains of industry or as leaders of thought 
and enterpri.se. 

He was industrious and frugal, and accunuilated a good 
estate — the story of nearly every successful bu.siness career. 
He l)ecame influential as a citizen because of fair dealing and a 
friendh' .spirit. He entered the political arena near the clo.se 
of his life, and served with distinction in this important body. 
He left, surviving him, his wife and children — the beginning 
and ending that may be freiiuently written in the history of 
other successful lives. 

H. Doc. 803, 59-2 3 



34 Moiiorial Addresses : (rcori^e A. Castor 

Mr. Castuk's life is a forceful illustraUon of the opportuni- 
ties jire.sented the American \'outh and what can he made of 
them. There are no harriers to preferment in this great land. 
The road from poverty to riches, from liumhle life to hij^hest 
station, is constantly tra\eled. There is ever the star of hope 
to encourage and the counse of men to persuade the poor boy 
to look upwanl and onward. After all, however, real triumph 
comes as the reward of merit. The individual nuisl earn it. 
In this way Mr. Castor w^on renown, and he leaves to his 
family a legacy in his life and deeds that is of more conse- 
quence than the fortune in material wealth they inherit. 

Mr. Speaker, this short career was not in \-ain. Cut off before 
the ri]iened fruit of age had come, but what a consolation to 
familw wliat source of comfort to friends, what a blessing to 
country ! What was the predominant trait? What distinguished 
his character? What made him the recipient of others' esteem 
and confidence? It was the kindh' spirit, the love for mankind, 
the social relations which most endeared him to his fellows. 

In public life he made no great display. He was not o.sten- 
tatious. He was not an orator, but a practical, common-seu.se 
speaker. In Congress lie was growing in u.sefulne.ss. His judg- 
ment was worth con.sidering, and his colleagues were finding it 
out. His worth was properly determined hy what he did rather 
than by the assurance of greater achievements hereafter. 
Measured by the standard of real worth lather than 1)\- jmblic 
demonstration, Mr. C.\sT()K made a recortl here that is a source 
of gratification to his family and an honor to the constituency 
he served. The deeds of greatness which stand out prominently 
to crown the eiTorts of a Congressional career are few indeed, 
but the overmastering element of .strength after all is honesty 
of ])urpose and life, devotion to duty, and the esteem of fellows. 
Mr. C.vsToK ])os.sessed the.se characteristics. How can the value 



Address of Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri 35 

of human life be ascertained? Who can tell who are entitled 
to be recognized as real benefactors? Men come on the stage of 
action and in a few years at best pass off. Their days are 
numbered, and their deeds make the monument great or small 
which shall remind the world that they have been. Is life 
worth the living? Is the price not too great? There is good in 
every life, there is hope in every conflict, there is at least 
the spark of human affection in every breast. It may not be 
dominant, but if enkindled will l)righten the hopes of others, 
cheer the hearts of friends, and give consolation to home and 
family. Into Mr. C.\.stor's life much good had come. He had 
endeared himself to many. He is mi.s,sed. A great writer has 
said, ' ' One of the best evidences of one's inilueuce is expres.sed, 
after his demise, in the words, 'Oh, how we miss him.' " 

Why .should Mr. Castor lie cold iu death? Why .should a 
useful career in public life be cut short near its inception? 
Why should famih' ties the most .sacred be severed? No mortal 
can explain. Our friend lived: now he is dead. May Heaven 
bless his ashes and friends be found to bind the broken hearts 
of his family, and the lesson of the uncertainty of life and the 
duty of meeting death be impressed upon the living, and espe- 
cially the colleagues of Mr. C.vstok on this floor. 

The Spe.\ker pro tempore. Pursuant to the resolution 
already adopted, the House stands adjourned until to-morrow, 
at 12 o'clock. 

Accordiuglj- (at i o'clock and 35 minutes p. m.) the House 
adjourned. 



PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE 

Tuesday, February 20, igo6. 

A message from the House of Representatives, b}- Mr. W. J. 
Browning, its Chief Clerk, communicated to the Senate the 
intelligence of the death of Hon. Geokge A. CasTok. late a 
Representative from the vState of Peiuisylvania, and transmitted 
resolutions of the House thereon. 

The mes.sage aLso annoiuiced that the Speaker of the House 
had appointed Mr. Bingham, Mr. Adams, Mr. Morrell, Mr. 
McCreary, Mr. Moon, Mr. Kline, Mr. Deemer, of Pennsyl- 
vania: Mr. Weisse, of Wi.sconsin; Mr. Smy.ser, of Ohio; Mr. 
Keliher, of Massachusetts; Mr. Rives, Mr. Wilson, of Illinois, 
and Mr. Jones, of Virginia, members of the committee on the 
part of the House to attend the funeral. 

The \'ice-President. The Chair lays before the Senate the 
resolutions of the Hou.se of Rejircsentatives, which will be 
read. 

The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 

I.N THE House ov Rei"resent.\ties, 

FchniiXiy 20, /go6. 
Resolved, That tlu- Hou?,e has ht-ani with profuuml .sorrow of the- death 
of Hon. Geouc.h A. C.a.stok. late a Representative from the .State of 
I'enn.sylvania. 

Reuilved, That the Clerk of the House he directed to transmit this 

resolution to the Senate and a copy thereof to the family of the decea.sed. 

A'esoheed, That a committee of thirteen Members of the House, with 

.such niendjers of the Senate as may be joined, be ajipointed to attend the 

funeral. 

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-.\rms be authorized and directed to take 
sucli steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of the.se 
.^6 



Proceedings in the Senate yj 

resolutions, ami that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be 
paid out of the contingent fund of the House. 

Rcsolivd. That as a further mark of respect this House do now 
adjourn. 

The Speaker announced the appointment of Mr. Bingham, Mr. Adams. 
Mr. Morrell, Mr. McCreary, Mr. Moon, Mr. Kline, Mr. Deemer, of I'enn- 
sylvania: ;\Ir. Wei.sse, of Wisconsin; Mr. Smyser, of Ohio; Mr. Keliher, 
of Ma.s.sachu.setts, Mr. Rives, Mr. Wilson, of Illinois, and Mr. Jones, of 
Virginia, memhers of the committee on the part of the House. 

Mr. Penrose. Mr. President. I nffer tlie resolutions whicli 
I .send to the desk. 

The "\'ice-President. The .Senator from Pennsyh'aiiia siili- 
mits re.soliitions which will he read. 

The Secretary read the resohitions, as follows: 

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with deep sensibility the announce- 
ment of the death of Hon. Georok A. C.\STOR, late a Representative 
from the State of Pennsylvania. 

Resolved, That a committee of four Senators be appointed b}- the Vice- 
President to join the committtee appointed on the part of the House of 
Representatives to take order for superintending the funeral of the 
deceased. 

Resolved, That the Secretary coninuiuicate these resolutions to the 
House of Repre.sentatives. 

The \'ice-PresidenT. The question is on aj^reeing to the 
resolutions stihmitted by the Senator from Pennsylvania. 

The re.sohitions were unanimously agreed to. 

The Vice-President. The Chair appoints as members of the 
committee on the part of the Senate, under the .second resolu- 
tion, the Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Penrose; the Senator 
from Pennsylvania, Mr. Kuox; the Senator from Montana, Mr. 
Carter, and the .Senator from Georgia, Mr. CIa\-. 

Mr. Penrose. Mr. President, as a further mark of respect 
to the meiuory of the late Representative from Pennsylvania, I 
move that the Senate adjourn. 

The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at 4 o'clock 
and 12 minutes p. m. ) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, 
Wedne.sday, February 21, 1906, at 12 o'clock meridian. 



38 Mc))iorial Addresses: George A. Castor 

Monday, April 23, sqo6. 

MESSAGK KKOM THJ', HorSE. 

The message transmitted to the Senate resolutions of the 
House commemorative of the hfe and pubHc services of Hon. 
George A. Castor, late a Representative from the State of 
Penns^ivania. 

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